Recycling tips, videos and guides

Recycling is a simple way that you can make a difference towards a cleaner, greener and sustainable Sunshine Coast. By using your bins correctly, you can ensure:

recyclable materials get turned into new items
less waste goes to landfill
our staff are safe when handling your waste.

How to use your recycling bin

Place recyclable items in your yellow lid bin loose with no bag.

Accepted material	Examples
Paper/cardboard	Egg cartons, cereal boxes, envelopes, clean pizza boxes, junk mail, milk and juice cartons
Aluminium	Soft drink cans, empty aerosol cans, aluminium foil and trays (scrunched into a ball)
Steel	Empty food cans, empty aerosol cans (i.e. hairspray or air freshener)
Glass	Pasta sauce jars, jam jars, kombucha bottles
Plastic (bottles and containers only)	Yogurt tubs, milk bottles, margarine tubs, strawberry punnets, shampoo bottles

Did you know aluminium cans are 100% recyclable? By recycling one aluminium can, we can save enough energy to power a TV for three hours.

Using your recycling bin makes a big difference. Its saves us time, energy and money to reuse Earth’s resources.

Follow our simple tips below to recycle right at home.

Recycling tips

Rethink and avoid	While recycling is great, it is not our first choice. It is always best to avoid creating waste in the first place.
Keep it clean	Make sure bottles and containers are empty of food and contents before placing in the bin.
Keep it simple	Recyclables include items made from paper, cardboard, steel, aluminium, glass and plastic. Packaging items from the kitchen, bathroom and laundry including: Paper: newspaper, envelopes, magazines Cardboard: pizza box, cereal box, milk cartons Steel: tomato tin, corn tin, milo tin Aluminium: soft drink can, aluminium foil scrunched into a ball Glass: bottles and jars Plastic: bottles and containers
Keep it safe	Keep hazardous items like batteries out of your kerbside bins. Return them to a drop off point instead.
Size does matter	The smallest size of an item for recycling is a yogurt tub. Anything else is too small and will fall through the cracks of the recycling machinery.